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Now displaying: February, 2020
Feb 28, 2020

The first time someone asked if they could pick your brain about business, it was pretty cool. What...me? You think I'm kinda smart? Well sure then, pick away!

But it doesn't take long to realize you don't have time for all the brain picking freebie coffee dates that people want.

What do you do or say to get out of it without offending people? I have the cure.

Feb 21, 2020

Today I have a story to tell you about a crazy lady on a cruiser bike riding in Chicago on a hot summer day. 

The other day I came across a terrific quote about entrepreneurship.

"Entrepreneurship is a personal growth engine disguised as a business pursuit." - James Clear

Think about that. Entrepreneurship is a personal growth engine disguised as a business pursuit...

So darn true. And this quote prompted me to tape a special episode today.

When you're an entrepreneur and you're growing or starting or scaling a business -- it brings up all your own personal stuff.

And you know what? It's not pretty in there. Is not pretty in the back corner of your brain when you're trying to do all the things and make the money and build and manage the people and keep it all together.

Managing the entrepreneurial journey is flippin' hard and it takes a lot of mental jujitsu to stay focused and avoid BSOS (bright shiny object syndrome).

Today's story is about a time when I was, honestly, the crazy lady on a cruiser bike on the streets of Chicago.

I'm nervous to put this out into the world but what the heck, it's a true story and it might just help you feel not so alone.

On a hot summer day, I'm riding my bike to work. At this point in my career, I owned a retail store and a wholesale apparel business. I'm selling my clothing line to Saks, Bloomingdale's, Marshall Fields (which is now Macy's), Saks Jandel and lots of other great retailers.

And I have my own boutique in Lincoln park on Armitage Avenue in Chicago. I had this really great cruiser bike and I rode to work as many days as I could. It took me 43 minutes each way. Exactly. No matter what - it was 43 minutes.

So I'm only about 4 blocks from my boutique when I approach a stop sign and come across this totally yuppie lady in her white luxury SUV, all perfect-y with a little blonde ponytail and Prada sunglasses. You know the type, right? Maybe it was Tory Burch or Coach sunglasses in a Lululemon outfit, I don't know, whatever.

But it was a typical Lincoln Park lady and I was looking at her like like the judgemental b*tch I probably was at the time.

I'm ashamed to event think about it.

What happens next pains me...

Have a listen...

Show Notes and Links
www.janehamill.com/cruiserbike

Monthly Coaching with Jane:
www.janehamill.com/membership

 

 

Feb 14, 2020

Do you ever find yourself saying things like...

  • "If I raise the prices of my products I'll lose all my customers."
  • "How can I charge more than I would personally pay for something?"
  • "No one will pay that. My customers are really cheap."

There's a lot of fear around pricing and raising prices. As entrepreneurs, we obsess on pricing and tell ourselves all kinds of things. Crazy things.

Pricing & what you charge for your products triggers a whole lotta nonsense between the ears for many of my clients - and certainly for me too.

Except that none of what we tell ourselves is true. I know from personal experience it's scary as heck to raise your price on something. Terrifying even. Sleepless nights level of terrifying.

Most of you reading this own an online shop and my hunch is that 90% of you don't have the margins you could and should have.

The truth is that you CAN raise your prices and you will NOT go out of business. 

Today's episode tells you why and explains more.

And if you're thinking, but Jane, MY business is different, you're wrong. It's just not true,

I hope you have the courage to act on what you learn today. :)

All the Links from this episode:

https://janehamill.com/raiseyourprices/

Monthly business coaching with Jane:

https://janehamill.com/membership/

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